13:25 Meydan

Sunday 6 February 2022

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Vision Handicap (Dirt)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: -

(1)

Upper Class^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: V Leal| T: A Cintra Pereira| OR: 95| D

9/1

Ninth of 11 in minor event (66/1) at this course (7f) 9 days ago. Has been highly tried but now drops in class for handicap debut.

Form: 11/69-09

(4)

Shanty Star⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: R Mullen| T: R Bouresly| OR: 85| C

6/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at this course (7f, 14/1) 7 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Tabarak. Merits consideration.

Form: 543-001

(10)

Madkhal^v¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: A de Vries| T: F Nass| OR: 84| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 16/1, ninth of 16 in handicap at Meydan (6f, good) 14 days ago, hampered.

Form: 8463-09

(5)

Rich And Famous^h⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: M Barzalona| T: S Ghadayer| OR: 80| CD

7/2

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Jebel Ali (5f, 7/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 911-464

(3)

Miqyaas^b⁶⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: R Dawson| T: R Bouresly| OR: 77| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Jebel Ali (8f). Off 22 months. Down in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 518/

(7)

Major Cinnamon⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: G Malune| T: M Al Zarooni| OR: 75| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 9 in minor event at this course (7f, 16/1) 52 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2/03108-

(8)

Ranaan^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: A Fresu| T: B Seemar| OR: 75| CD

5/1

Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 10-runner handicap (11/1) at this C&D 30 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 5/7024-1

(2)

Tabarak⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: Fernando Jara| T: R Bouresly| OR: 75| C

5/1

Course winner. Respectable 1¾ lengths second of 8 to Shanty Star in handicap at this course (7f, 9/2) 7 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 70/26-32

(9)

Wufud^b⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-5| J: T P O'Shea| T: B Seemar| OR: 75

10/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. 17/2 and blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap at Meydan (5f, good) 7 days ago. Has chance on pick of form.

Form: 0244-96

Non-Runners

(6)

Aquaman¹⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: D Watson J: Andrea Atzeni

Forecasts

Rich And Famous (7/2), Madkhal (9/2), Tabarak (5/1), Ranaan (5/1), Shanty Star (6/1), Upper Class (9/1), Wufud (10/1), Aquaman (12/1), Miqyaas (14/1), Major Cinnamon (20/1)

A chance is taken on UPPER CLASS, who has faced some stiff tasks so far in the UAE but now goes handicapping off a realistic mark. Tabarak could provide the chief opposition, while Wufud is perhaps the most interesting of the others.